Tag: book reviews

Mr. President and I prefer staycations over vacations and homemade dinners over meals out. But, Philadelphia has such a wonderful food scene, so how can we make sure we’re not missing out? Buy the restaurant cookbooks, that’s how! This summer, we’ve been working our way through two cookbooks that were born right here at Philly’s […]

I am not a “resolutioner” when the new year rolls around because I have been a frequent victim of goal overload. However, I do look at each January as a time for reflection, introspection, and inspiration. If you need some of that right now, have I got a great read for you! I recently finished […]

Perhaps it was a perfect storm of timely marketing and boundless inspiration, but I have found a new obsession: crafting my own homemade beauty products. I’ve long been interested in eliminating nasty chemicals in the food that goes in my body, and now I’m eliminating chemicals that are used on and around my body, too. A few months […]

Recently, I learned that Marisa McClellan, a Philadelphia-based food writer, canning guru, and person I wanted to meet was going to be doing a demo and book signing at my local farmer’s market. I was super-excited because I’ve been following Marisa’s popular blog, Food in Jars, for some time now, and it’s my go-to resource […]